This is an analysis of the poem Hymn 160 that begins with:

Custom in sin.
Let the wild leopards of the wood... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbc caca dede aaff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 10110001 11011101 11010101 11110111 111101001 11010011 01111111 11100101 111101001 11010101 110100101 11010001 111111001 11010101 11010111 01000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; their is repeated.

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  • summary of Hymn 160;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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